St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
NOTES FROM THE ARMY.
Several Bits of Important News to
the DEPARTMENT of Dakota.

The commanding officer at Fort
Pembina, OAK, Will send Private
Anton Kouba, Company l, Fifteenth in
fantry, now in confinement at that post,
under charge of First Sergt. Oscar
Raik and Sergt. Samuel J. Frazer, Com
pany l, Fifteenth infantry, who are
witnesses in his case, to Fort Smelling
for trial.
Capt. Frank D. Garretty, Seventeenth
infantry, is registered at department
headquarters. Capt. Garretty comes to
St. Paul to open recruiting office for
general service, under authority of the
war department and special instruc-
tons from the general superintendent
at New York. He has selected for his
Office and rendezvous a suite of rooms
in the block on Wabasha street Oc-
cupied by MeSSrs. Kennedy & Chitten-
den, grOcerS. A detail consisting of a
sergeant and four men will be sent
from Columbus barracks, Ohio, to assist
the captain in his duties. Pending the
arrival of the detail and the necessary
Office furniture, which will be supplied
from New York, Capt. Garretty is tenn
pOrarily located in the office of Capt.
GrOeSbeck, at department headquarters.
Capt. Drum, of the Tenth infantry was
first assigned to this duty III st. Paul,
but on the mutual application of the
officers he relieved Capt. Garretty at
Milwaukee. A daughter of the captain
is the wife of Greenburg NJ. Fisher, of
the Merchants Detective agency. Capt.
Gerretty is well known and popular in
st. Paul, and expresses himself as de-
lighted to effect an assignment to duty
in this city on account of the superior
facilities offered TOR educating his chill
dren and the many ties of family and
friendships, which will make his So
jOurn here pleasant one
The general cOurt-martial which was
ordered by the department commander
to convene at Fort keOgh the eth inst.
for the trial of Capt. Thomas Garvey, of
the First cavalry, and which, owing to
the Indian difficulty at the Crow agency
was postponed, will convene at that
post Dec. & and proceed to the
trial of the officer named. Col. George
Gibson. of the Fifth infantry, is
the president of the court, while Capt.
Stephen w. Groesbeck. of Gen. Ruger's
staff, has been assigned as judge advO-
cate. The detail, which embraces
eleven officers, exclusive of the judge
advocate, and the junior officer of
which is captain of infantry, has
already been published in the GLOBE.
The following named officers and ell
listed men have been ordered to proceed
to Fort KeOgh and report, on the day i'll
dictated, to Capt. Groesbeck, as witnesses
in this case, viz: Lieut.-COl. Leslie
Smith, Twentieth infantry; Capt. Will
lam w. Gray, assistant surgeon. u. 5.
army: Second Lieut.. Peter E. Traub,
First cavalry: Serg: William Pinchin,
troop A. and Corp. Carl BaustrOm, troop
q N To
two civilian employees of the quarter
masters department, at Fort NaginniS,
Mont. have been ordered to report at
Fort Keogh, as witnesses before the
court.
The commanding officer at Fort Smell
ling will forward under charge of
commissioned officer the recruits for the
First cavalry now at that post to their
destination. as follows: Fort BuffOTd.
OAK, twenty: Fort AsSinnibOine, Mont.
thirty. Also J. F. Boyer, band, Eff
teenth infantry, to Fort BufOrd, and
the casual and select recruits now at
Smelling and destined for the above
posts and points enrOute.
In connection with paragraph 1858,
Army Regulations, the shipment by eX-
press by the quartermaster's depart
ment of funds of the pay department
from Great Falls, Mont, to Fort As
SinibOine. Mont, is confirmed.
Capt. Thomas Garvey. First cavalry,
has been ordered by the department
commander to proceed from Fort Ma
ginnis, Mont, to Fort Keogh, Mont,
and report in arrest to the post com
mander.
Acting Assistant Surgeon F. j.
Adams, L. S. army. is relieved from
temporary duty at Fort Custer. Mont,
and will return without delay to his
proper station. Fort AsSinibOine. Mont
Recruit Fred Ii. Baker, enlisted by
the recruiting officer at Fort Smelling,
is assigned to Troop az" Seventh cav
airy, Fort Meade, Oak.